'On the hoof' definitions:

Definition of 'On the hoof'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoof \Hoof\, v. i.
  • 1. To walk as cattle. [R.] --William Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • To hoof it, to foot it.
  • On the hoof, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not slaughtered.
  • beef on the hoof, live cattle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]